Home»MARYLAND FIRE DEPT. INCIDENTS»HOWARD Co. Fire Dept.»2-Alarms 11375 Little Patuxent Parkway 2-7-14

Just after 1:30PM on Friday, February 7, 2014 Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services (HCDFRS) was dispatched to the 11300 block of Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia, MD for reports of an apartment fire with people trapped. Heavy smoke could be seen from blocks away and first arriving firefighters and paramedics encountered heavy fire showing through the roof of a three story apartment building. Residents told the first arriving units that the woman and child, who were originally thought to be trapped, had been able to exit the building prior to the fire department's arrival. The second alarm was immediately called due to the amount of fire and the need to search over 20 apartments to confirm that no other residents were trapped. It took approximately 60 firefighters about 45 minutes to bring the blaze under control and another hour to extinguish all the hot spots. Paramedics transported two patients to Howard County General Hospital, one female resident for smoke inhalation, and another female resident for chest pain. There were no injuries to firefighters.